fasten vs hook

fasten is not a noun while hook is a noun.

fasten and hook both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fasten	No	No	Yes	No
hook	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hook is a hyponym of fasten; that is, hook is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fasten:

fasten: cause to be firmly attached
hook: fasten with a hook

Other hyponyms of fasten include strap, bind, tie, rig, bitt, latch, garter, chain, cable, picket, rope up, cinch, girth, bandage, bind, cramp, cleat, anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor, anchor, ground, moor, berth, moor, tie up, spike, run up, sew, sew together, stitch, crank, noose, chock, brad, bight, belay, belay, bar, clamp, velcro, stay, clinch, clinch, lock, lock up, hasp, zip, zip up, zipper, tack, string, belt, cement, grout, staple, rivet, button, pin, hang, hang up, hang, deposit, lodge, stick, wedge, entrench, intrench, buckle, clasp, brooch, clasp, stake, wire, coapt, joggle, joint, toggle.

fasten (noun)	hook (noun)
	a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
	a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
	a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
	a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
	a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
	a catch for locking a door
	anything that serves as an enticement
	a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

fasten (verb)	hook (verb)
make tight or tighter	approach with an offer of sexual favors
become fixed or fastened	entice and trap
cause to be firmly attached	secure with the foot
attach to	to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
	fasten with a hook
	catch with a hook
	hit with a hook
	hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
	make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
	make off with belongings of others
	take by theft
	rip off; ask an unreasonable price

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